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Journal Article

Modeling the Coronavirus Outbreak for Cross-Discipline Teaching

The Coronavirus outbreak allows for a number of possible applications to classroom teaching (biology, computer science, Earth science, physics, statistics), as well as student research. A number of simple models reproduce fairly well the case numbers...

By Joseph J. Molitoris

Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

Applying the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Framework During a Community College Chemistry Project-Based Learning Activity

Project-based learning (PBL) instructional methods attempt to make connections between students and their ability to solve real problems. We framed our qualitative study within sociocultural theory and used the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, a...

By Patricia G. Patrick, William Bryan, and Shirley M. Matteson

Postsecondary Chemistry

Journal Article

Understanding and Addressing Ambiguity in the STEM Classroom

The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are some of the most jargon-heavy areas in higher education. As such, teaching and learning in these areas includes challenges with lexically ambiguous words and phrases, where one t...

By Rachel Yoho

Literacy Preservice Science Education STEM

Journal Article

Surveying the Safety Culture of Academic Laboratories

The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of faculty at a medium-sized, rese...

By Emily Faulconer, Zachary Dixon, John C. Griffith, and Hayden Frank

Postsecondary Labs Safety

Journal Article

Families Are Essential in the STEM Learning Ecosystem

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education General Science Inclusion STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge: Learn from the Winners, November 5, 2020

The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition acknowledges exceptional and innovative science educators, to recognize outstanding K–12 school programs for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and...

Elementary High School Middle School General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, December 10, 2020

The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition acknowledges exceptional and innovative science educators, to recognize outstanding K–12 school programs for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and...

Elementary High School Middle School General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: NSTA Author Series: Using Daily Life Probes to Uncover Students' Ideas in Engineering & Technology, December 9, 2020

In this web seminar, participants will learn how to use purposefully designed, engaging questions to elicit and address students’ commonly held ideas about core concepts and practices in engineering and technology.   ...

Elementary High School Middle School General Science

Lesson Plan

What Happens When We Mix Colors?

Early Childhood Informal Education Preschool Crosscutting Concepts Is Lesson Plan Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices

Web Seminar

Archive: Book Beat Live

Looking for a fun conversation with top-notch teaching tips? Come hang out with fellow teachers and meet experts on science and literacy at Book Beat Live! This FREE virtual meetup with the writers of NSTA Press’s popular Once Up...

Journal Article

Growing STEM Learning Opportunities With Agriculture

By Brian McNeill, Kirstin R. Koch, and Becca Turnquist

Informal Education General Science Instructional Materials Learning Progression Life Science STEM

Journal Article

Engaging Children With Authentic STEAM Learning Experiences Through Design-Based Approaches

By Anne Marie Morrin and Maeve Liston

Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Interdisciplinary Preservice Science Education STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Connecting Field Trips and Family Interest: A Tool to Elicit English- and Spanish-Speaking Families’ Interests

By Martha Merson and Scott Pattison

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Multilingual Learners Environmental Science STEM